Superliga duel: Close contest expected between Platense and Colón

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Mon 17.April
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López (31000 seats)

Platense have succeeded in 2 home triumphs so far this season, Colón have won 1 away. Who boosts their standings in this meeting?

Insights:
  • Platense have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Colón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Colón could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Superliga game only four sleeps ago.

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Platense form and stats

The story so far in the Superliga for Platense at their home stadium (Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Two home wins in a row for Platense bring valid hopes of a third.

Platense faced defeat in their previous match, away at Barracas Central (0-1). The first defeat after going undefeated in five league games. Midfielder Díaz was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Díaz hit two key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 35 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Instituto in a game that was won 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Platense have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 7 and lost 4.

Sports gamblers who enjoy looking for low-scoring games might like to know that this club have played 6 league rounds in a row with two or less goals (under 2.5).

Platense are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. On the other hand, Platense have conceded 8 goals.

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Colón form and stats

Playing away, Colón have won 1 game, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Superliga this season.

Colón's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Talleres Córdoba that finished 2-2. It looked so good for Colón vs Talleres Córdoba, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. The attacker Ábila got a match rating of 8.61 in that game. Ábila scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Boca Juniors at their stadium, the result 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Colón in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Colón, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

After this away game Colón return home for a Superliga game against Velez Sarsfield. That game is only four sleeps after this.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Colón has managed {5 goals} and let in 5 from 5 matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Platense one win, zero draws and Colón three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less. The matches between these sides have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last four duels.

Top Goalscorers

PlatenseN. Servetto
N. Servetto
4 goals
PlatenseN. Castro
N. Castro
3 goals
ColónR. Ábila
R. Ábila
3 goals

Platense missing players

Colón missing players

Platense Colón
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 6 1 Played P 2 5 11
4 2 0 Won W 1 1 1
4 3 1 Drew D 0 3 7
3 1 0 Lost L 1 1 3
14 8 1 Scored S 2 5 10
14 8 1 Conceded C 2 5 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 82%
73% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 73%
36% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 36%
27% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 18%
9% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
64% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 64%
27% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 18%
9% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 36%
 
4.5 4.7 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0.5 3 4.5
4.1 3.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.4 4.6
2.6 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.6 2.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.3 14.5 6 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.6 12.5
4.4 5.3 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.4 4.2
29% 25% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 29% 22%
 
13.3 13.2 16 Shots against (avg) S A 20.5 15.4 13.5
3.7 4.8 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.3
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Colón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Colón have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Platense have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Platense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 River Plate 11 9 0 2 21 5 5 4 0 1 10 3 6 5 0 1 11 2 16 27
2 San Lorenzo 11 7 2 2 14 5 6 5 1 0 8 0 5 2 1 2 6 5 9 23
3 Rosario Central 11 6 3 2 14 12 6 5 1 0 9 3 5 1 2 2 5 9 2 21
4 Talleres Córdoba 11 6 2 3 20 10 6 3 0 3 8 5 5 3 2 0 12 5 10 20
5 Defensa y Justicia 11 5 3 3 15 8 6 2 2 2 8 7 5 3 1 1 7 1 7 18
6 Lanus 11 5 3 3 15 9 5 3 1 1 8 3 6 2 2 2 7 6 6 18
7 Belgrano 11 5 3 3 10 9 5 2 2 1 4 3 6 3 1 2 6 6 1 18
8 Newell's Old Boys 11 5 3 3 10 10 5 4 1 0 5 0 6 1 2 3 5 10 0 18
9 Argentinos Juniors 11 5 2 4 15 8 5 4 1 0 13 2 6 1 1 4 2 6 7 17
10 Racing Club 11 5 2 4 14 12 6 3 2 1 7 5 5 2 0 3 7 7 2 17
11 Platense 11 4 4 3 14 14 6 2 3 1 8 8 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 16
12 Instituto 11 4 4 3 12 12 6 2 3 1 5 5 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 16
13 Godoy Cruz 11 5 1 5 11 13 5 3 1 1 7 3 6 2 0 4 4 10 -2 16
14 Estudiantes 11 4 3 4 12 12 6 2 2 2 7 6 5 2 1 2 5 6 0 15
15 Tigre 11 4 3 4 12 13 5 2 1 2 5 5 6 2 2 2 7 8 -1 15
16 Central Cordoba SdE 11 4 3 4 8 12 6 3 1 2 5 4 5 1 2 2 3 8 -4 15
17 Velez Sarsfield 11 3 5 3 15 11 6 2 3 1 12 7 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 14
18 Boca Juniors 11 4 2 5 13 11 6 2 2 2 7 6 5 2 0 3 6 5 2 14
19 Sarmiento 11 3 3 5 12 12 5 2 0 3 9 9 6 1 3 2 3 3 0 12
20 Huracan 11 3 3 5 13 17 5 2 1 2 6 8 6 1 2 3 7 9 -4 12
21 Barracas Central 11 3 3 5 10 16 6 2 2 2 4 6 5 1 1 3 6 10 -6 12
22 Gimnasia La Plata 11 3 2 6 9 18 5 3 1 1 7 4 6 0 1 5 2 14 -9 11
23 Colón 11 1 7 3 10 13 6 0 4 2 5 8 5 1 3 1 5 5 -3 10
24 Banfield 11 2 4 5 7 14 6 1 3 2 1 5 5 1 1 3 6 9 -7 10
25 Independiente 11 1 6 4 8 12 5 0 2 3 6 10 6 1 4 1 2 2 -4 9
26 Atletico Tucuman 11 1 6 4 6 13 5 1 2 2 4 7 6 0 4 2 2 6 -7 9
27 Arsenal de Sarandi 11 2 2 7 9 17 5 1 1 3 5 8 6 1 1 4 4 9 -8 8
28 Union Santa Fe 11 1 4 6 7 18 5 1 1 3 4 9 6 0 3 3 3 9 -11 7

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.